Police in the Dominican Republic have arrested two men in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Canadian who was shot and killed early in the morning March 23, in the province of Puerto Plata while on vacation.

Migratory species such as the snowy owl, hammerhead shark and others are being considered for additional protections at global talks in Brazil. Here's what is endangering them and what is being proposed to help.

A year after the deployment of a new social assistance algorithm, a Radio-Canada investigation reveals a system that advocates say is failing. Promised as a tool to humanize Quebec’s welfare services, Project UNIR is instead being blamed for mounting errors, administrative failures and even human tragedy.

The Trans Mountain oil pipeline system is expected to operate at full capacity in April and into May as a result of energy disruptions in the Middle East.

Now that patents have expired, generic versions of Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drugs could arrive in Canada within months, according to experts. Doctors say these cheaper versions will improve access and could also change societal perceptions around weight loss and reduce the cost and burden on the health-care system.

Roads leading to and from the capital area were closed at 4:00 AM and will remain closed until the storm has passed, which is expected to be around 1:00 PM today, based on last night’s forecast.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, has showered praises on controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo whom he described as having a golden heart for donating ten ambulances and 200,000 litres of diesel.

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India is not interested in being a ‘broker nation’, S. Jaishankar has reportedly told an all-party meet Read Full Article at RT.com

A Turkish tanker carrying Russian oil and banned by Ukraine was reportedly struck in a drone attack near the Bosphorus Read Full Article at RT.com

A Russian ninth-grader reportedly brought a plastic crossbow, pepper spray, and flare gun to a Chelyabinsk school then leapt from a window Read Full Article at RT.com

With its opulent six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, home cinema, gym and sauna, marble bar area and games room, the home of OnlyFans creator Tim Stokely is the epitome of 'property porn'.

Grantley Hall, located in Ripon, North Yorkshire, is a 17th century manor house that exudes luxury and elegance.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran as Tehran dismisses a US plan to end the conflict and vows to defend itself as chaos breaks out across Middle East.

A property agent helped her client lease out his flat to three tenants, but was shocked to find seven more walking out of a room. In a TikTok video shared on Tuesday (March 24), Glynis Tan, who runs the account Property Science SG, said that at least 15 people were living at the flat in Little India. Owners of four-room or larger flats are allowed to house up to eight tenants, or unrelated people who are not from the same family unit. Up to four people are allowed to live in one and two-room flats, while the limit for three-room flats is six. The video shows four luggage stacked on top of one another in the kitchen and mattresses in every room. Tan said the police were first called after there were complaints of overcrowding in the flat. After discovering the illegal occupants, she demanded them to leave «on the spot». «We gave them 30 minutes to move out all their belongings. The locksmith proceeded to change all the locks and keys,» added Tan. 

SINGAPORE — A school teacher entered into a romantic and subsequently sexual relationship with one of her former students after he graduated from primary school.On March 26, the 35-year-old woman was handed a year and 10 months’ jail after she pleaded guilty to two charges — sexual penetration of a minor and committing an indecent act with a child. Two similar charges were taken into consideration during her sentencing.She cannot be named as there is a gag order to protect the victim’s identity.After the ex-student broke up with her, she stalked him.She called him on the phone 25 times and sent him at least 17 emails, in which she claimed he had ruined her emotionally and mentally.She also said she was unhappy about his new romantic relationship, his photograph was still the wallpaper on her phone and she wanted to get back together with him.He finally made a police report in March 2024 against the woman, around four years after they started their romantic relationship when the boy was 13.The court heard that the woman was the boy’s primary school mathematics teacher in 2016 and 2017.

WESTERN BUREAU: For the next three months, the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be putting into effect an advertisement and building amnesty, which will become effective on April 1 and run until June 30. Mayor of Lucea and Chairman of the HMC, Sheridan Samuels, told The Gleaner that the amnesty was not just an income-earning exercise but was aimed at strengthening compliance, improving community development, and strengthening orderly growth across the parish.

The upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference is being touted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade as potentially the most impactful since the first was held in 2004, with a number of changes implemented to achieve this. Alando Terrelonge, minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, addressing a town hall meeting to launch the conference in New York on Monday evening, said he was excited about the prospects of the upcoming event, to be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre from June 14 to June 18.

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging Jamaicans to embrace environmental stewardship and resilience as the country embarks on the Restoration, Ecological Enhancement and Landscape Framework (RE-LEAF) National Programme, an initiative aimed at restoring forests devastated by Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at the launch in Lowe River, Trelawny, yesterday, Holness recalled the destruction he witnessed immediately after the storm.

What should have been a routine trip to the doctor with his children ended in bloodshed just steps away from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), where tragedy unfolded on a strip of land long whispered about for fear and turf control. Yesterday afternoon, 30-year-old Damion ‘Danger’ Henry was gunned down in the unofficial parking area adjacent to the hospital — a space meant to serve the sick, but one now stained by years of violence. Henry had come for one reason, his relatives said: to seek medical attention for his ailing children.

It was the guidance of a mentor that led Dorrette Rhoden Henry into the teaching profession and, 30 years later, that influence continues to shape her approach to teaching and learning. After graduating from the Mary Mount High School in St Mary, Rhoden Henry said she was invited by the former principal of Preston Land Primary School, in the parish, to join the teaching staff there. It was here that she discovered her “calling” for teaching and, despite challenges, has diligently stayed the course.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has pledged to deliver on delayed development projects for Rwanda's Muslim community, including plans for a state-of-the-art Islamic complex.

[New Times] Districts could soon be assessed under a revised Imihigo performance contracts framework that shifts the focus from the number of targets to the relevance and impact of what is delivered on the ground.

[New Times] In the 1970s, the Congolese Banyarwanda in eastern Zaire--now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)--had built significant economic standing through hard work, trade, cattle breeding, and agricultural production, particularly across North and South Kivu provinces.

Invité sur notre plateau, le ministre de l'Économie, Warren Dexter, détaille les mesures prévues par le gouvernement pour le pouvoir d'achat des Polynésiens. Maintien du prix de l’essence grâce à un bouclier budgétaire, soutien à Air Tahiti Nui, prise en charge partielle des produits de première nécessité… le ministre présente sa stratégie à court terme pour répondre aux urgences actuelles.

Regular train services on the Circle Line will resume on April 10, nine days earlier than planned, as reinforcement works on a stretch of twin tunnels can be completed ahead of schedule.A massive, round-the-clock project to install steel plates along a segment of tunnels between Paya Lebar and Stadium MRT stations has been ongoing since Jan 17.«As the teams involved gained familiarity with the complex work processes, they achieved some time savings, especially during the latter phases of works,» said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and train operator SMRT on Thursday (March 26).With the help of robotics, workers have finished installing all the steel plates needed to strengthen the stretch of tunnels that are most affected by an issue called tunnel squatting.This refers to when underground tunnels built in soft soil, such as marine clay, become deformed when the soil above compresses.

If you are a frequent user of the Upper Serangoon Road exit on Central Expressway (CTE), note that it will be temporarily closed on seven days in April and May.In order to facilitate ongoing bridge launching works for the new pedestrian-cum-cycling link across the Pan Island Expressway (PIE), Exit 8B will be temporarily closed to traffic from 12am to 2am on the following dates:April 3, 15, 17, 19 and 29May 1 and 6Similar to the closures on March 18 and 20, the upcoming closure will not affect the same exit to PIE (Changi-bound).In a news release on Thursday (March 26), the Urban Redevelopment Authority advised motorists to use the alternative route via Exit 10 to Braddell Road to continue their journey to Upper Serangoon Road. 

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will gradually begin using facial images to clear motorcyclists at its land checkpoints from March 31 (Tuesday).Starting at the Woodlands Checkpoint, facial recognition will serve as the primary biometric identifier replacing fingerprint scanning at 18 automated motorcycle lanes at the arrival zone.This initiative will be progressively extended to all 70 automated arrival and departure motorcycle lanes at the checkpoint, before being rolled out to Tuas Checkpoint in the third quarter of 2026.ICA began trialling the use of facial recognition at selected motorcycle lanes in January, involving more than 150,000 motorcyclists.The facial recognition system is available to Singapore residents, long-term pass holders, and foreign visitors who have previously entered Singapore.As part of the immigration clearance process, motorcyclists and pillion riders will first present the QR code generated via the MyICA mobile application, or passport, before proceeding to biometrics verification.

African Freedom Institute President Franklin Nyamsi has called for action after the UN backed a Ghana-led slavery resolution Read Full Article at RT.com

The disturbing details behind the murder of teaching assistant Angela Shellis came as her son Tristan Roberts, 18, was jailed for life yesterday for bludgeoning her to death with a hammer.

The six-bedroom detached property in Dulwich, south London , was put up for sale in October 2024 after Vicky Flind filed for divorce from twisted broadcaster, Huw Edwards, 64.

The warping of PMQs, so increasingly blatant in recent weeks, continued, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

The break with Trump comes amid a widening gap between the two leaders.